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The Principal of Lincolnton Female Seminary sells his nine slaves

Samuel Lander, Principal of the Lincolnton Female Seminary,
Autograph Letter Signed Selling his Slaves. One page on
imprinted letterhead, 5" x 8", Lincolnton, North Carolina; February
14, 1863. Lander is writing to a Mr. Gorrell, likely Ralph Gorrell,
a prominent lawyer and businessman in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In full:

I hope these things will reach you in time. I have been
immensely pressed with business. My school now consists of 83
pupils.I amYours very truly,S. Lander

Lincoln Female Seminary was a prominent school for young ladies run
by Principal Samuel Lander. Lander was a minister in the Methodist
Church, and taught at many different schools during his lifetime.
Abraham Lincoln had just issued the Emancipation Proclamation the
previous month. Was Lander's decision to sell motivated by
religious conviction, or did he "see the handwriting on the wall"
concerning the plight of the Confederacy and sell while he could
still get money? A fine piece of North Carolina History!

Letter is toned with age, with flattened folds, and a small ink
smudge resulting from a correction made by Lander. The slightest of
separations occurring at the the folds have been repaired with
archival tape and are mentioned for the sake of accuracy. Mounting
remnants on verso.

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